Companion planting spacing of different plants

by a fresh gardener

Dear fellow gardeners, I'm trying to find out how far away should I plant non-compatible plants to avoid their harmful vicinity? Or how close should I plant companion plants to make them enjoy their company? I would greatly appreciate any information.
Thank you

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Aug 12, 2009
 I have offen wonder about that , too
by: Anonymous

I don't know that answer, but I try to keep them ten or more feet just in case.
Aug 17, 2009
 Here is reverse question.
by: Anonymous

I have some different varieties of peppers in my garden and my mildly hot pablano peppers were planted next to my banana peppers. So when my wife went to chop a banana pepper up for her omlet it was very hot. I tested that same pepper a few daya later when I thought of it. WOW ! It was hot, another spot from it was lesser so. I planted these same seeds last season and were fine. Must have gotten cross pollenated. So I wonder how far away I should have keep the cool from the hot?
or is it a matter of education with the bees and wasps? Ha!
Aug 18, 2009
 spacing peppers
by: milton

20 feet apart and no problem
Oct 11, 2009
 Companion planting spacing of plants
by: ~ Megan ~

The recognised distance to stop cross-pollination of most plants is 1.6km (1 mile). This would probably not stop every bee, but most winds.

As far as companion planting to avoid plants arguing with each other, it depends what the argument is about! Let's just say in general it's best to plant these warring parties at opposite ends of the garden. But sometimes it's just a matter of not planting in adjacent rows.
Here are examples:
Some plants hog certain nutrients and so can cause nearby plants with the same requirement to suffer.
Some plants have an aggressive root system which can interfere with plants with fine delicate roots.
Some plants give off aromas which attract pests, or conversely repel beneficial bugs needed by another plant variety.
Some plants harbor certain fungus' which don't worry them too much but can explode onto nearby plants of a different variety and kill say, your tomatoes.

For beneficial companion planting, usually the closer the better. Peas provide nitrogen for potatoes for example; flowering herbs attract bees to pollinate your zucchinis; mint can repel aphids; garlic and chives mask the scents that other plants give off that would normally attract certain pests.
Oct 11, 2009
 Thank you
by: fresh gardener

Thank a lot for Megan for a good direction of thinking about the question. When you got it it looks so obviuosly.
Aug 20, 2016
 Companion Planting Space
by: Pat Waters

A very interesting question. I wondered the same a few years ago and found two books that are excellent;
Carrots Love Tomatoes (ISBN 987-1-58017-027-7)
Roses Love Garlic (ISBN 978-1-58017-028-4)
both by Louise Riotte.
If you can find them it's money well worth spent.
May 24, 2017
 nonsense
by: Anonymous

Show me one agricultural or horticultural scientific research study; vetted, verified, and peer reviewed, that substantuates any of this "companion planting" nonsense.

Plant your garden. Enjoy the fruits of your labor.

Why do people want to take something so simple and make it so witchcraft complicated?
Jul 07, 2017
 Companion planting proof
by: Anonymous

Simple? Excuse me, but there's nothing simple about growing plants.. the soil, sun, winds, nutrient requirements, spacing, watering and on and on.
Don't try and tell me that some plants hate being shaded by another plant - they love it if they are say, lettuces. Some plants like lotsa water and some not. Some need more nitrogen than others. It's obvious!

Lack of scientific, peer review etc evidence does NOT mean it's not true, it means that nobody has funded such a study, it does not mean we, who have observational proof time and again, are witches. Ha, may the rotten turnip spell be upon you!
Jul 08, 2017
 Mystical companion planting or not
by: Stacie

Hello to Nonsense,
You're a bit of a sad sack... fancy not believing even one tiny scrap of evidence. You're going a bit too far, gardening is so much about what works for some and not others. Just like our diets, some things work for some and not for others, because like our gardens, soil, climate etc, our bodies are different. Nothing mystical about that! I bet you were read fairy stories to as a child, and maybe you even read or watch science fiction now. Well these stories often contain a hidden message or moral, so they are not necessarily nonsense. And I say, 'may a herd of wild unicorns ridden by witches trample your garden the next moonlit night.'
Jul 25, 2017
 Companion planting
by: ICENI

Hi, I Garden in zone 2b in 10ft x 4ft x 2ft raised beds.
I plant half a bed in tomatoes and the other half carrots for example and they both grow like crazy.I do this with other plants and sometimes plant them straight down the middle of the beds. It depends on height, shade and each plant's nutritional needs.
Its very important to rotate crops too to prevent disease.
Hope this helps someone. :)

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